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Full name
Allan Cooke
Known as
Allan Cooke
Born
9 April 1930
Died
12 May 2010 (aged 80)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 21d
Last game: 28y 24d
Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Senior clubs
Richmond
Jumper numbers
Richmond: 7
Recruited from
Mitcham (1949)
Family links
Ed Cooke (Father)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richmond | V/AFL | 1949-1958 | 116 | 54 | 0.47 | 47% | — | — | — | 2 |
Total | 1949-1958 | 116 | 54 | 0.47 | 47% | — | — | — | 2 |
AFL: 5,883rd player to appear, 2,049th most games played, 1,968th most goals kickedRichmond: 485th player to appear, 122nd most games played, 138th most goals kicked
Recruited by Richmond from Eastern Suburbs Football League Club Mitcham, Allan Cooke gave the Tigers 116 VFL games worth of solid service between 1949 and 1958. He booted 54 goals. An energetically powerful ruckman, he marked well and gave sterling support to the likes of Bill Morris and, more especially, Roy Wright. He later served as Richmond's chairman of selectors.
Author - John Devaney